I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 525 The Emperor's Will
"what?"

"There are reinforcements?"

"Stop them quickly!"

The assassin leader Niu Zheng, a well-known warrior in the Xiliang army, was shocked by this sudden change.

His eyes quickly swept around and saw a group of people approaching silently like ghosts. The leader was dressed in red and riding a white horse, and he was very imposing. Although the knights following behind him were not many in number, they were all energetic and had firm eyes.

Although Niu Zheng was surprised, his years of battlefield experience made him calm down quickly.

He looked at the reinforcements carefully and found that they were not wearing armor, but were dressed in plain clothes and holding short weapons. They looked like a group of ordinary scholars. He couldn't help but sneer, thinking, what kind of threat can these scholars who came here for the sake of fame pose?
When they besieged Lu Zhi, the outer roadside was already filled with the carts they had abandoned parked in a haphazard manner, forming a natural barrier.

Niu Zheng secretly calculated in his mind that as long as he used these carts as cover and killed the reinforcements first, then the besieged Lu Zhi and others would lose hope, their morale would collapse, and great things could be expected.

Thinking of this, Niu Zheng roared and quickly sent out a dozen people to take advantage of the chariot formation to fight against the approaching knights. He held his breath and focused on the knights who were getting closer and closer, ready to launch a counterattack when these knights were slowed down by the chariot formation.

However, he never expected that what he was waiting for was a one-sided massacre.

"Death to the bastard fish!"

Su Yao, who was leading the way, pointed his long sword, and the divine horse soared into the air, leaped over the convoy of cars and crashed into the crowd.

There was a flash of cold light, and then the head of an assassin with wide eyes was chopped off.

Immediately afterwards, amid the exclamations of the crowd, Zhao Yun and Qian Zhao, dressed in white shirts and holding swords, followed suit and jumped over the obstacles.

The two men, one on the left and one on the right, followed Su Yao like two flashes of lightning, killing the assassins.

"No, it's impossible!"

"How can you be so strong?!"

Niu Zheng shouted in panic, his eyes full of disbelief.

These killers are all heroes from Xiliang under General Niu Fu. They come from a legitimate military background and have been on the battlefield for a long time.

Although they were not wearing armor for camouflage, he was confident that they could fight even against regular troops.

How could he be defeated so easily by these knights who looked like ordinary scholars?
Especially the young man in the lead, riding a white horse and wearing a red robe, holding a long sword. Wherever his soldiers passed, they fell down one after another. No one could stop his sword? !
"Who are you? I am a general under the command of General Niu Fu. Don't try to stop us from catching the thief!"

Niu Zheng pointed at Su Yao and shouted, citing Niu Fu's name to stop this bloody massacre.

In this Luoyang city, who doesn’t know that General Niu is Mr. Dong’s son-in-law?

If Mr. Dong wants to kill someone, who among you dares to stop him? Aren't you afraid that he will come back and chop your own neck with the knife?

However, before he could finish his words, Su Yao rushed forward and struck decisively with the knife!

puff-

Blood splattered everywhere, staining the horses and battle robes red.

Niu Zheng’s head flew high up, kept spinning, and finally fell heavily into the dust, his wide-open eyes finally frozen.

The assassins around witnessed this scene, and fear spread among them quickly like a plague, and their morale collapsed in an instant.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly! Go and report to the general!" an assassin shouted loudly, his voice trembling.

The remaining assassins seemed to have received a signal of relief. They dropped their weapons and turned to flee, only wanting to escape this place of death as quickly as possible.

However, neither Su Yao nor Lu Zhi gave them a chance.

"kill!"

"Don't let these thieves get away!"

Su Yao and Lu Zhi each roared and led their disciples and knights to chase the fleeing enemy.

Zhao Yun and Qian Zhao were like two arrows shot from a bow, accelerating instantly and chasing after the fleeing assassins. They were agile, and every turn and every jump was accurate, making it difficult for the assassins to escape. Su Yao rode his horse at full speed, wielding his long sword, and was invincible.

In a short while, the hundred assassins carefully selected by Niu Fu were killed and there were many casualties.

When the last assassin was killed, Su Yao sheathed his sword and rode his horse to Lu Zhi. The two met again after they had separated in Jizhou.

"How are you, Mr. Lu?"

Lu Zhi looked at the heroic young man in front of him with a complicated expression:

"After leaving Jizhou, Lord Su is still as charming as ever, but things and people in the capital have changed."

Lu Zhi shook his head and bowed:

"Fortunately, Lord Su came to my rescue in time. I am very grateful."

Su Yao quickly dismounted and returned the greeting:
"Mr. Lu, you are too serious. You are a pillar of the country. How can I sit back and let that villain succeed?"

"Lord Su is a man of high righteousness. I will always remember this. But I wonder why you are here?"

Lu Zhi was still very concerned about Su Yao's movements.

Although there were rumors in the capital that Dong Zhuo and Su Yao were in collusion, Lu Zhi knew very well that it was impossible.

However, Su Yao's inaction in the face of the recent chaos in the capital also made him deeply confused.

Its appearance at such a perfect time made him even more curious.

In response to this, Su Yao did not keep the secret this time and told the truth directly:

"Lord Lu, to be honest, I have been keeping my troops in place because of the will of the late emperor."

"what?!"

Lu Zhi, who had a slightly tired look on his face, suddenly opened his eyes wide.

Su Yao took out an imperial edict with the imperial seal from his arms.

Lu Zhi took it and took a look. It turned out to be an imperial edict from the late emperor, who felt that he did not have much time left, so he summoned Su Yao back to the capital to help Liu Xie ascend the throne, and to protect the government together with Jian Shuo, Empress Dowager Dong and General of Cavalry Dong Chong. For this reason, he also specially conferred Su Yao the title of General of Chariots and Cavalry.

"This this"

Lu Zhi was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He only heard Su Yao sigh and say:
"But the journey to Liaodong is long. When Su returns, the situation will have been decided. Liu Bian will be on the throne, the general will be in power, and Empress Dowager Dong and the General of the Cavalry will have met with misfortune."

"I don't want to see the world in chaos, so I wanted to just pretend that there was no edict and let it go."

"Who would have thought that the capital would suddenly be in chaos, the general was killed, the Ten Eunuchs were all wiped out, and Dong Zhuo entered the capital and arbitrarily deposed and enthroned the emperor."

"It happened suddenly, and I didn't know what to do, so I thought about waiting and watching."

"If Dong Zhuo is a man who is righteous and public-spirited, and who cares about the world, then I can also not care about my personal honor or disgrace."

"However, from what I have observed recently, he is definitely not a good person."

"He supported Liu Xie not for the late emperor's last wish, but for his own manipulation of state power."

"He is tyrannical and unjust, and his monopoly of power has ruined the country and caused chaos in the government. He cannot even tolerate an upright person like Lord Lu. As a Han official, how can Su Yao sit back and watch?"

"I heard that Lord Lu was leaving the capital today, so I was worried that he would harm you, so I traveled light and came here overnight. Fortunately, I caught up with him."

“This is truly God’s will!”

"I am not talented, but I hope Lord Lu can help me to overthrow Dong Zhuo and bring order to the world!"

(End of this chapter)